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Design X: Japanese graphics from the early ’90s

25 Sep 2009

Here are a few samples of Japanese graphic design featured in the "Design X" special anniversary edition of IDEA magazine, 1995.

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
"I'm Here" poster, Katsuhiko Shibuya [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Poster for "Life" exhibition, Mamoru Suzuki, 1994 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Garbage bag design, Gento Matsumoto, 1994 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
"Hiroshima-Nagasaki 50" poster for JAGDA exhibit, Mamoru Suzuki, 1995 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Iconova - Portrait of Towa Tei, Keiji Itoh, 1994 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Poster for E Company, Tatsuo Ebina, 1993 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Editorial design for Hanatsubuki magazine, Katsuhiko Shibuya [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Poster for Yume-No-Yuminsha theatrical troupe, Noriyuki Tanaka, 1989 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
"Life/Elements" poster for "Life" exhibition, Keiji Itoh, 1994 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Voice, Ken Miki, 1993 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Primitive, Ken Miki, 1993 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Delicate Technology, Ichiro Higashiizumi, 1991 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Editorial design for "Dress-up Vol.1," Noriyuki Tanaka, 1994 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Modera Tone, Kazumasa Nagai, 1995 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Godiva advertising poster, Osamu Fukushima, 1992 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Laforet advertising poster, Takuya Ohnuki, 1991 [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Poster for Sapporo wine museum, Kotaro Hirano [+]

Design X, early 1990s graphic design from Japan --
Poster for "Life" exhibition, Osamu Fukushima, 1992 [+]

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The Junsui Project

19 Aug 2009

The website for a genetic enhancement company called Nippon Shin Eisei (Japan New Health) features an eerie Flash-based introduction to the Junsui Project, which profiles a genetically-altered individual named Junko (who's at the center of what looks like an alternate reality game or viral marketing campaign).

From the site (which can be viewed only once before an "error message" is displayed):

"For countless millenia, humans have evolved unconsciously, spreading out to populate the world. For the first time ever, we may glimpse our long genetic inheritance... And from it, we may plot the path by which we wish to continue. Junko is the first child of her type ever to be born. She and the other Junsui are the children of ALL mankind. Through the new technology of genetic target augmentation, Junko has been gifted with only the most optimal human alleles. Junsui are the best of all we have ever been, and therefore represent the best way of coping with an uncertain future."

The Nippon Shin Eisei website claims to offer customers access to revolutionary new gene enhancement technology that can ensure the best possible future for their unborn children. Most of the site appears to be password-protected, but if you send an email requesting one of their test kits, you will get the following response:

From: infoSPLATshineisei.jp
Subject: Thank You For Interest in NSE

Dear Consumer:

Thank you for interest in Nippon Shin Eisei.

Due to overwhelming response, Nippon Shin Eisei has temporarily decided to issue a cessation of test kit distribution by mail.

We foresee the ability to distribute kits again in the near future. We are proud to announce that NSE is currently undergoing a transition to a new office and laboratory facilities which will enable us to accommodate a much larger volume. At which time this becomes a possibility, you will be informed by electronic mail.

If you are in the Matsuyama area, please feel free to schedule a genetic analysis through our office. Please note that samples from both prospective parents are necessary.

Thank you for your interest in the More Than Me and Junsui programs.

Best Regards,

Masa Tatenuma
Founder, NIPPON SHIN EISEI
http://shineisei.jp

?Yourself as you wish to be remembered.?

[Link: Junsui Project Introduction]

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Denim face mask ads

13 Jul 2009

Unfortunately, the stylish denim face masks pictured in these old Wrangler ads (designed by Tycoon Graphics) are not available at the local department store.

Denim facemask in Japanese Wrangler ad --
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Video: Ultra-thin digital booth babe

10 Jul 2009

A 3-millimeter-thick digital booth babe is drawing double-takes in Tokyo.

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Spotted at the International Stationery and Office Products Fair, this eye-catching digital signage system consists of a 0.3-millimeter-thick high-luminance rear-projection film (Vikuiti Rear Projection Film developed by 3M) applied to a 3-millimeter-thick glass substrate cut into the shape of a woman. A rear projector beams video onto the film, whose microbead-arrayed surface produces a crisp, brilliant image viewable from any angle, even in brightly lit environments.

[Source: Robot Watch]

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Uniqlo calendar

11 Jun 2009

Casual clothing brand Uniqlo has created the most captivating web calendar ever, featuring a random assortment of time-lapse tilt-shift imagery from locations across Japan and charming background music by Fantastic Plastic Machine. Highly addictive.

[Link: Uniqlo Calendar]

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‘Monster movie’ baseball game posters

10 Jun 2009

The Chiba Lotte Marines might suck, but their game posters rule. Sighted at JR Kaihin-Makuhari station, these retro movie-style posters depict the home team heroes defending the city from attack by villainous monster opponents.

Chiba Lotte Marines monster baseball game poster --
Marines vs. Giants

Chiba Lotte Marines monster baseball game poster --
Marines vs. Swallows

Chiba Lotte Marines monster baseball game poster --
Marines vs. Bay Stars

Chiba Lotte Marines monster baseball game poster --
Marines vs. Dragons

Chiba Lotte Marines monster baseball game poster --
Marines vs. Carp

Chiba Lotte Marines monster baseball game poster --
Marines vs. Tigers

[Link]

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Sushi pleats please

08 Jun 2009

Sushi gets a high-fashion makeover in these savory print ads for Issey Miyake's Pleats Please line of clothing. Created by Taku Satoh Design Office.

Pleats Please sushi ad by Taku Satoh --
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[Link: Graphis]

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Cup Noodle monsters

03 Jun 2009

The stomach contents of famous monsters are revealed in this series of Brazilian ads for Cup Noodles (a.k.a. "genuine Japanese fast food").

Cup Noodle monster --
Godzilla [+]

Cup Noodle monster --
Kanegon [+]

Cup Noodle monster --
Gomora [+]

Cup Noodle monster --
Alien Baltan [+]

[Via: I Believe in Advertising]

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Alien squid vs. giant robots in tourism videos

26 Mar 2009

Ika robot vs. Tower robot --

The city of Hakodate, Japan has been producing official tourism videos unlike any you've ever seen before -- action-packed affairs starring famous landmarks as giant robots that battle a runaway mechanical squid hijacked by vengeful aliens.

The first video begins with an interesting factoid: According to a survey of 100 aliens, Hakodate is the number one city they would most like to invade.

+ Video 1

The invaders here are alien cephalopods from the planet Ikaaru, who seek revenge on the people of Hakodate for eating too much squid. The aliens hijack an enlarged version of Hakodate's tourism mascot -- a mechanical squid named "Ikabo," which was built by Future University-Hakodate (FUN) in 2007 -- and send it on a rampage through the city.

Angry alien squid from Ikaaru: "All they eat is squid!"

A pair of giant robots are called into action to protect Hakodate's precious historical buildings from destruction. Hakodate's Goryōkaku Tower transforms into a deadly fighting machine, while an enormous Chūkū Dogū (a treasured 3,200-year-old hollow clay figurine unearthed in Hokkaidō in 1975) awakens from a deep slumber.

Chuku Dogu --
Giant Chūkū Dogū wakes up

The city's star-shaped Goryōkaku fortress also joins the fight. After coming under attack, the fortress rises up from the flames and takes off like a giant spaceship.

+ Video 2

In the second video, the battle between the hijacked Ikabo squid robot and the Goryōkaku Tower robot rages on into winter.

+ Video 3

In the final video, the fierce battle appears to end as the Goryōkaku ship delivers a deadly blow to the Ikaaru spacecraft. But the fight has really only just begun -- another fleet of alien ships is fast approaching.

Hakodate appears to be under full-scale alien attack and its survival is in question. Visit Hakodate soon... before it's too late.

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